Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Polk, Marion and Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation
Districts and the Luckiamute
Watershed Council are partnering to bring you this great workshop
presented by the USDA Corvallis Plant Materials Center.

At this workshop, you will learn:

Propagation
of native riparian trees and shrubs from cuttings and seed

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Saturday, 09/19/2015

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Wallace Marine Park

200 Glen Creek Road NW.Salem, OR

Come on out and volunteer at Wallace Marine Park, along the beautiful Willamette River! We'll be maintaining trails, picking up litter and saving trees from English Ivy. Snacks and water will be provided. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Cleanup.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Here are some recent photos of the ivy at Waldo Park. We have removed
the thick upper mat of ivy. You can see how the ivy is already
greening back up from the remaining roots. Join in on July 25 and
August 22 to work on removing the roots!

Monday, May 11, 2015

The last scheduled ivy removal event at Woodmansee Park this spring is Saturday, May 23, 2015. We'll be
working on both ground ivy and tree ivy. All tools and gloves provided. Time is 9 AM to Noon. Removing ivy can be a dirty job so come prepared in long-sleeved clothing and sturdy shoes.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

When working in woodsy parks or other areas in the valley removing English Ivy, you may encounter some shrubs and plants that are native, and which we want to save. It is more time consuming to work around native plants when removing ivy, but those plants are the keepers!

Here are some photos of a few common native plants in Salem...all photos courtesy of The Wild Garden --- Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database --- which is extensive and includes native plant photos and information.

Volunteer!

Note: Removing ivy can be a dirty job so come prepared in long-sleeved clothing and sturdy shoes. Tools, gloves, and instruction are provided by the City. Please arrive by the start time of a volunteer event in order to receive the orientation by the crew leader of the day. Please note that our crew leaders are also volunteers!!

For other inquiries, email salemnoivy@gmail.com

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Who we are & what we do

We hold regular work parties to remove ivy from City of Salem Parks.

We provide education to Salem residents about ivy and how to remove it.

Salem No-Ivy Coalition members include residents, City Parks staff, representatives from Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, Polk Soil and Water Conservation District, watershed councils, and others.

Our volunteers do not work to remove ivy from private property. We recommend that land owners hire a experienced landscaper for private property invasive plant removal.

2) The Watershed Protection & Preservation Grant. This would be appropriate for a group of neighbors with steep properties &/or living along riparian areas; they could apply as a group for funds to hire a contractor to remove the ivy on their groups' properties.